The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-07-27
tive effect of dynamite hurled down upon
forts from balloon

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forts from balloon.
The Interstate Commission have ren-
dered a decision covering three cases, grow
ing on. of the refusal of two railroad com
panies to sell through tickets and check
through baggage over another liue because
it refused to join IN an agreement TO aool
ish ticket commissions. The complaint
was dismissed Commissioner Morrison
filed dissenting opinion.
4 terrible hail storm visited WaGash,
Ind, Tuesday. The hailstoncs were OF the
size of hens eggs and could bc gathered ny
the bushcl after the storm had passed. NoI
4 field of grain escaped destruction IN us
pathway; cora was riddlcd: oats were
thrcshca and the stalks thrown TO thecarjh.
All small fruits and vegetables were dc
stroycd
The Ohio Democratic State Convention
| convened at Cleveland yesterday and n0nll-
mated Thomas E. Powell for Governor;
| Geo. ". Harper. State Treasurer; VIM. IL.
| Lact. AttorpcT General Peter j. Murphy.
member of the Board Of Public Works.
Clcyeland's administration was strongly en-
| dorsed. \ revision Of the tariff laws de-
maoded The proposed reduction OF the
| tax on liquors condemned.
Giles Lauther an aged resident in the
I outskirts Of Warren, t. J., left his invalid
wife at II o'clock Monday night to get q
| aeishbor to go 70 town for doctor, rs
E[rs. Lauther was failing. On his return
he walked into kickimlit River, fou1 ieet
! deep at that place, and being much fatigued
| and partially Blind. was unable 70 get out.
| His body was found next morning, and his
wife died while they were bringing it into
tie house.
! st the Roane Iron Company's steel mill,
| Chattanooga, Tenn, Thursday morning
| the fly wheel OF the mammoth engine
working the blooming rolls burst and tore
Up The roof of the mill, fortunately not IN
| iuriag the machinery much. Engineer
| HoTi and another workman were S!ecplES
under shed when the explosion occurred.
and we're buried under the debris Of the
roof. Hord was killed instantly and tie
othvr nan seriously hurt.
In December. 1885, the safe Of the Apa.
che county, Arizona, treasury was robbed
of $4,000. Dinicio Baco, the treasurer,
anG his brother Francisco had number OF
arrests made, but could convict no one.
Suspicion recently pointed towards Fran
cisco Baco, and he was arrested Tuesday.
His original story Of being compelled to
open the safe at the point Of 4 pistol by
masked robbers was shawn TO be a fabrica-
ton, and he was held in default Of $1,000.
Gen. Sherman does not believe in thco-
ret;cal soldiers. In his speech to the re-
cent graduates at West Point he said:
There is an old saying that knowledge IS
power. This is not true. Action is power,
and when guided by knowledge, produces
the largest measure of results. have en-
countcred men who knew more of the SCI
cGce of war than Grant. Meade or Han
cock, whom | would not have lntrusicd
with Il picket guard.
When Queen Victoria was the guest Of
LorI Salisbury, she enjoyed the luXurics Of
one of the finest residences in the world.
Hatfield house is one Of the noblcst monu-
ments of Eli=.bethan architecture. It is
fitted out with all the conveniences OF the
Victorian age The great hall is lighted
with 500 electric lamps aEd there are 1908
in the building. Every part Of the house
is supplied with spring water The entire
establishment is model Of convenience
and luxury.
TAe Episcopalians of the Easton, Nd,
diocese are having hard time in their
efforts to provide themselves with bishop.
Oyer g year ago they elected Rev Chaun-
cey. Williams OF Augusta. He declined.
Three other elections were had, but the re-
cip;euts of the honor all declined. Dr..
DuSs lale, of New Orleans, was also Sc
lectcd. but he died before he could be in
stalled DR.. Adams. of Ficksburg. is the
latest choice of the unfortunate bishopric.
1t is stated that he has accepted.
Thursday morning the entire city Of
| St1catod, Ills, was aroused by q MIST ter
rife explosion, which was Immediately
followed by the ringing OF the fire bell.
The powder house Of the Chicago, Viii
n.ington and Fermillion Coal Company
had been struck by lightning and between
eight and ten thousand pounds Of powder
had exploded. Every dwelling on the
south and west side OF the powder house
was completely shattered, and in most cases
entirely demolished One person was
fatally hurt and six otEers were seriously
injured
The Secretary OF State has received,
through the German minister, check for
81, ,309 anG two gold watches, embellished
will, the Likeness and monogram of the
Emperor, with the request that the money
be equally divided among the families of
the .ive members CT tie life-saving crew at
Dam Neck Mills station, Va, who lost their
lives ia attempting to rescue the crew Of
the German ship Elizabeth on the Sth of
January last: that The watches be presented
to Prank Tedford and Joseph E. Ether
idge, the only survivors of the life saving
crew. The money and watches have been
turned over to General Superintendent
kimball for distribution.
| Storms in Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, July 19.-The storm Of yes